Your Title / Topic Here
Personal Ecological Impact / Carbon Footprint……..
Team Name
Team Members Names (Max = 4 / team)
Date
100 points for Presentation Subject Matter and Organization
50 Points Individual Oral Presentation
Table of Contents
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Introduction / Executive Summary
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All About Me (you) …………..………….
2-6
Them: Energy use / Carbon footprint….
in California, Western US, all US, Developed Countries, WW…………per person……
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7 - 10
You: Details of Personal Consumption, Energy, Water, Food, …
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11 – 12
Comparison of You vs. Them…………Differences
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13 – 14 Your beliefs and opinions about what should change, You, them, both of you….
How, What, When, Where, Who, Why?
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15 - 16
Your proposal for changes you can and will make
How, What, When, Where, Who, Why?
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Summary / Conclusions
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18
References
Example Introduction: My Environmental Impact:
Water, Fossil Fuel, Food, Mineral(s) It’s All About Me
Describe your self / average team
member as a consumer / person
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Age Group
Responsibilities
Occupations
Activities that use energy
Assets that require energy
Beliefs
Behaviors
Consequences
Use a picture representative of the average you
1. Personal Uses of Natural Resources – Big Picture that
characterizes your individual situation
Energy
Data
Household
Example
Transportation
Picture
Water
Consumption
Uses
Food
Calories
Quantities / Types
Graph
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Import, 3 or less examples, facts, pictures,
graphs that depict, emphasize / underscore
your personal consumption
State / describe
(3 -5 bullet points)
How What When Where Who Why?
2 - 6. Energy Use, Carbon Footprint, Water, Food………
What
is the Natural Resource that is
being impacted by you, consumed by
you?
Data
Example
Picture
Graph
What
is the impact, carbon footprint,
calorie consumption, water use etc
How much is used by the World, US, W
US, CA, Napa…etc …..
State / describe the impact, use of
natural resource, carbon footprint, etc on
a broad basis
(3 - 5 bullet points)
Import, 3 or less examples, facts, pictures,
graphs that depict, emphasize / underscore
the data
How What When Where Who Why?
7 - 10. Personal Footprint, Consumption, Impact
What
is your footprint
What is the metric
What is it size, big or small
State / describe / quantify the
measure of your footprint
(3 – 5 bullet points)
Data
Example
Picture
Graph
Import, 3 or less examples, facts, pictures,
graphs that depict, emphasize / underscore
the data
How What When Where Who Why?
11 / 12. Comparison – How do you / your team measure
against “Them” Differences
What
are they
How much / quantity,
percentage?
State / describe measure the
differences between you / your team
and the averages for the other
demographics, i.e., Napa, CA, US
WW etc
(3 - 5 bullet points)
Data
Example
Picture
Graph
Import, 3 or less examples, facts, pictures,
graphs that depict, emphasize / underscore
the data
How What When Where Who Why?
13 / 14. Changes – Why, Who, What, Where and When
Changes should / could be made
Beliefs
and Opinions
Expected Outcomes
Data
Example
Picture
Graphs
State / describe why
………….changes should / could be
made by you and them – (3 - 5 bullet
points)
Import, 3 or less examples, facts, pictures,
graphs that emphasize / underscore the
desired outcome.
How What When Where Who Why ?
15 / 16 Proposal for Personal Change
Solutions(s)
- Changes you can and
will make to lessen your personal
impact
Data
Example
Picture
Graphs
State / describe your proposal for
changing the your actions or the actions
of others in order to achieve the desired
outcomes – 3 bullet points or less
Import, 3 or less examples, facts, pictures,
graphs that emphasize / underscore the
desired outcome.
How What When Where Who Why ?
How What When Where Who Why?
17. Summary Conclusions
Describe your topic, issue and
summarize your proposal for personal
change
With concerted conservation, re-cycling
and judicious use of energy
………………I can make this kind of
impact………………………………………
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Websites and Research Cited
References
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Example Web Sites
US Census
Dictionary / Thesaurus
/ Pronunciation
Geography
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
http://encarta.msn.com/
http://www.googleearth.com